Date - 07/10
Affected Product Version - 8.x and up
Affected Module & Version - File system
OS Version - any
Application Information - NA
Description: There are times when a long backup needs to be stopped or paused. This function must be enabled to allow that.
The File System Plugin provides the ability to stop a running job and resume it any time later from the point the backup was stopped. To use this feature, you must configure a job as restartable. When you stop the job, the plugin generates an index for the files backed up and writes it to the backup media and the NVDB. When you restart the job later, the plugin runs an Incremental job to backup the remaining files and folders.
A backup can be stopped and resumed from the NVBU Jobs window.
To configure a job as restartable, select the Enable Restartable Backup
check box.
***NOTE: Only jobs that are defined using a backup selection set can be
configured as restartable.
A job that is configured as restartable can be stopped while it is running and resumed any time later from the point it was stopped. When you stop the job, the File System Plugin generates an index for the files that have been processed up to the point the backup is stopped and writes the index to the media and the NVDB.
When you restart the job later, the File System Plugin runs the job as a new instance and performs an Incremental Backup of the remaining files and folders.
To stop an active job, perform the following steps:
1. Click Job Management on the toolbar or Large Buttons panel to open the NVBU Jobs window. Alternatively, on the Operations menu, click Job Management.
2. On the Status tab, right-click the job and select Stop. The File System Plugin will generate the saveset index and stop the job. The status for the job will change to Job Stopped. If the plugin is writing a very large backup index, the jobs status will continue to display Writing to Media: Storing Backup Index until the index is written.
3. To restart the stopped job, right-click it and select Restart Job.
Select only a single instance on the Status tab at a time. This feature will not work if you select multiple job instances simultaneously.
